Political Porridge.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, 9 October 1894, Page 2

Political Porridge.

Railway Commissioners considering their tariffs, with a view to reduction. Mr Larnach is urging that greater practical encouragement bo given towards prospecting, opening tracks, waierracep, and the conservation of water in mitring districts. Kir Robert Btout told tba House the other night, apropos of member*' desire for paper money, tnai in Hayti paper money so fell that one nilver dollar would purcbaie 6700 paper ones. .Jk MrT. Mackenzie eupportefflße closing of hotel bars an the haif-holraaj. He aaya that hotel keepers in bis district would db very glaJ to keep open ooiy on five and ahalf days of the week. The point of the joke of course ia that Clutha hotel keepers htve a compulsory holiday on B9veo days of tbe week, The petition of J. Langley, of Waikaka, prayiug for pijnvEt of tbe balance of a fixed deposit of L3OO, made jointly by him and the lata W. Oorio, is reported upon. Tbe committee have no recommendation to - make. '-■-'-■ The Hon. R. Pharszyn suggests that New Zenland Bhoald substitute toe threa balls of ;. a pawnbroker for (he >tars;of the Southern •• Orcs3 on her flag. Says the Fielding • Star ' :— •' If. there wai not. a good leal of hard work about it the Government would nationalise all sheep firms, and do the shearing thorn elvtß " Some correspondence of an extraordinary natnre ia like to be brought before the House of Bepreswntatms in the coarse oi ft few days and will probably provoke a> keen discussion. It will be remembered that last season there wia a strike of shearer* at Ben* more station ortr the question of wet sheep. The sheArers carried tbe case to Court and lost it. This year Mr Middieton, the manager, anticipating tronble, wtota for. . police protection, whioh was cnrlly refused oy tbe officer in charge of the Department, who told Mr Middieton that the tronble would be of bis own bringing, as he understood he was ioaio, ting bhearertj from New South Wales through the agency of a man who wa« in the bad books of the Workers' Union, .